Diá Dos (Day 2)

And so the second day began with a morning breakfast at 6:30 am after a restful night for a new day of service. Proceeding breakfast, we waited for our rides - Gustavo for the men as well as Dinora and Aurora for the women. Aurora and Dinora took the women to a nearby community, La Buena Inversion, not as remote as El Cayo was. It was raining the night before as well as in the morning a bit before we left, so we had to drive off the main road onto muddy, puddle-filled roads. Thank goodness it was not too long of a bumpy ride, as we made it to our destination shortly, at a school for the children. The children greeted us as we unloaded from the van. The way the school was set up was perfect, as it had 3 rooms divided in one large room. The first room was de-worming and vitamin A as well as the first consultation; the second room was where the nurses did their evaluation; and the third room was the pharmacy. It didn't seem as busy as yesterday, but we actually ended up giving out prescribed medicines, vitamins, and de-worming pills for about 190 people. A few highlights of the day was being able to give out reading glasses to an eldery woman who was graciciously happy, as she was able to see better, so that she could read her bible. A little boy was also happy to be able to see better with his new glasses. We were also able to give out toys, crayons, notebooks, baseball caps, and stickers for the children. Another highlight was that we met an old friend of DRE MAMA, Milton. Barb and Bob told us Milton's story of his severe burns and how persons from DRE helped him to come to the US for surgery. He was a smiling, happy boy today and his mother and grandmother were joyful too. Also an update on another friend from a past team - Nolvin with the club foot had his surgery today. After we left the school, Barb got to go to the CURE hospital with Dinora near our hotel. Although visiting hours were over and they could not see Nolvin, they got to visit with his father who was most appreciative for the help for his son. Meanwhile, the men started their second day at the school outside of San Pedro Sula. Today they finished the remainder of the rebar and pouring the concrete. Yes, they did have to haul it up a large hill. In fact, there were women in the community who were so pleased to be helping. There was a young lady who effortlessly carried up a bucket filled with concrete up the hills. Phew! I am exhausted thinking about it. Thank the Lord the guys (and the women from the community that helped) had their strength and energy to do their job today. By day's end, they were exhausted. We all were hoping to be able to go swimming when we returned, but it was raining, so we had some free time to catch our breath and do some preparation for tomorrow. We had a delicioso dinner that Aurora made us - a chicken and rice soup with veggies along with warm tortillas. Following dinner, we had a nice group meeting, reflecting on our day as well as having our daily devotional prayer time. 
It was indeed a blessed day serving the community with God's gracious love. Thank you all for your prayers!!!!! Beunos noches! For our team, Natalie Bedio